pregnancy traditions

Mums-to-be are ditching baby showers for ‘mother blessings’

Mums-to-be are ditching baby showers for ‘mother blessings’

Have you heard of this new trend? While popular in America for decades, baby showers have only really taken off in Ireland and the UK over the last ten years. When I had a baby shower back in 2012, no one in my family really knew what to expect as it was the first one […]

7 years ago

6 vey weird pregnancy tests from olden times

6 vey weird pregnancy tests from olden times

Nowadays there are early home pregnancy tests and blood tests that your GP can do, but have you ever wondered how they determined a pregnancy in days of yore? Well, some of the ‘tests’ were pretty out there. Here are some of the strangest ones: 1. The Onion Test Be warned, you may never look at […]

8 years ago

The Strangest Old Wives Tales About Pregnancy

The Strangest Old Wives Tales About Pregnancy

We’ve heard plenty of old wives’ tales regarding the sex of the baby but most of those were semi-believable… well, they were fun at least. But there are some old wives’ tales regarding pregnancy that are just so out there that we can’t even imagine how someone came up with them. Here are just a […]

11 years ago